Dalmatiner

[dalmaˈtiːnɐ]

/[dalmaˈtiːnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dalmatiner” is uncommon German (frequency #76,657 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,657
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einwohner Dalmatiens

Corpus desk

Index DE-dalmatiner · Dalmatiner · German

Dalmatiner · rank #76,657 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,657
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dames

Nearest frequency peer: dames (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dalmatiner“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dalmatiner“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dalmatiner
PropertyValue
HeadwordDalmatiner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dalmaˈtiːnɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,657
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dalmatiner“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Dalmatinerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dames“ (#76,658), „currency“ (#76,655), „darlegte“ (#76,660). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dalmatiner“ bei #76,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dalmatiner is uncommon German at frequency #76,657 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dalmaˈtiːnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Dalmatiner has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Dalmatiner, spelled D-A-L-M-A-T-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einwohner Dalmatiens
  2. 2
    aus Kroatien stammende mittelgroße Hunderasse mit auffälligen braunen oder schwarzen Tupfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Dalmatiner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Dalmatiner sind sehr mit dem Meer verbunden.
  2. Dalmatiner brauchen sehr viel Bewegung.

This word in other languages

Dalmatian(English)dálmata(Español)Dalmatien(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dalmatiner"?
"Dalmatiner" is spelled D-A-L-M-A-T-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [dalmaˈtiːnɐ].
What does "Dalmatiner" mean?
As a noun, "Dalmatiner" means: Einwohner Dalmatiens
How do you pronounce "Dalmatiner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dalmatiner" is [dalmaˈtiːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dalmatiner" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dalmatiner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dependance#76,665Containers#76,647Direktheit#76,674Distrikten#76,676

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list